Basilica of Panagia KANAKARIA, Cyprus

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A delightfully unexpected byzantine church, with an elderly door keeper who appeared out of nowhere to chase away the pigeons. Mosaics and other materials were looted during the Turkish invasion of North Cyprus, some of which were recovered, and can be seen in the Icon Museum in Nicosia.

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In Lythrangomi, a small village of the Famagusta region in the Turkish occupied Karpasia peninsula, one may find a rare specimen of the 6th century BC: The Church of Panagia Kanakaria. It is a monastery church which is devoted to the Virgin Mary and is situated at the far western corner of the village.

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There are three meanings given to the name “Kanakaria”. Popular tradition says that a Saracen threw an arrow against Panagias’ knee on the icon, which was lying outside the church against the wall, or put a knife to the icon. However, the knife turned back and pierced his hand. He tried to mend the wound by appealing to the people at the next village. While running, he was shouting “kan, kan”, which means “blood”. He died on the way. The icon was thereafter named “Kanakaria”.

The second version says that Panagia was so named because it was built by an only child, “a kanakari”.

The third one relies on a mosaic which depicts Panagia embracing her Child, holding Him on her lap.

The church was built on the ruins of an early Christian Basilica, at the time of the Iconamachia. It is a three aisled domed basilica, whose central aisle ends in a semi circular apse dated to the 7th century and is regarded as the Katholikon of the monastery. The church had its walls, the side apses, the dome, the narthekas and the middle apse modified during the 12th and 13th century.

Three mosaic specimens which are found on the apses of three early Christian basilicas ( Panagia Angeloktisti at Kitium, of Kyras at Livadia and Panagia Kanakaria)give an idea of the grandeur and the immense beauty of the mosaics which adorned the basilicas destroyed during the Arab raids. The oldest of the three mosaics was found on the apse of the Panagia Kanakaria.

Panagia, sitting on a front facing throne, holding Christ on her lap, was at the centre of the mosaic. Archangels Gabriel and Michael surrounded her on a golden background. This mosaic was in place until 1979. Panagia’s head had not been preserved. The mosaic is surrounded by a frieze depicting the twelve apostles and Christ in medallions richly decorated with geometric and flowery designs. Only nine of the medallions with the apostles have been preserved.

In 1979, the Church was destroyed by the Turkish occupation troops. The unique mosaics have been looted and sold to dealers of archaeological treasures. The Church of Cyprus and the Cyprus government launched a long legal battle which caused worldwide interest. In 1989, a United States court described the mosaics as ‘stolen property’ and ordered their return to their rightful owner: the Church of Cyprus.

May 11, 2010 - Washington, D.C.

Signing ceremony - Contribution of Brazil to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund with Robert Zoellick, President World Bank Group, Antonio Patriota, Vice-Minister of External Relations Brazil and Raymond Joseph, Ambassador to the United States, Haiti. Photo: © Ryan Rayburn/ World Bank

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Finally got around to getting myself an external harddrive and am backing up all my pictures since I owned my first digital camera ( in the year 2000, a 2MP Nikon Camera )

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Outfit from Grandmother.

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19" touchscreen externally controlling iPod Touch. Seamless Integrated Mirror cabinet design for bathrooms. Integrates with Home automation apps, Control 4 & Push Controls. Watch TV, listen to music, read the news, check the weather as well as many other functions while you are in the bathroom.

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Hundreds of people for Will Call.

A whole lotta External Security pics. I don't get into see the Fair as much as I would like.

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bis 20x zoom optisch

R.I.P- Jonas Wall

<3<3<3<3

yep its true|:

the only reason why i took my Jonas posters down is cause my mom made me|:

so i had no choice lol.

but don't worry !

i still love the Jonas Brothers<3 :D !<3

i was jamming to my Jonas playlist while i was cleaning<3 lol.

& i kept all the posters that survived.

the ones that i accidentally ripped their faces off as i was taking them down, i had to throw away|:

but its okay i still kept alot :D

but i hate how my wall looks now.

it looks naked -_-

this is gonna take a while for me to get used too|:

so yea today i had an extreme epic cleaning.

after i cleaned out my posters,

i threw away all my 12th grade stuff !

except for my culinary & school uniform.

idk what to do with those lmao xD

i'll figure it out later lol.

anyways,

then after that i finished cleaning my whole room.

rearranged some stuff.

& then after that i speed cleaned my house xD

then when i finally finished extreme epic cleaning,

i took a shower,

& then just chilled.

tumblred, jammed to some music,

& played computer games on yahoo.

pretty chill[:

then my dad came home so,

i drove to the bank with him,

to deposit my graduation money :D !

then when i got back home from the bank,

i took Penny a bath :D

then Kim came to drop off my jacket & graduation cap that i left in her car xD

then after that,

i just chilled on the computer again.

till my mom came home :D

when she came home,

i asked her if we can order my external flash that i was getting as a graduation present :D !

so we did<3

so yea i ordered my Canon external flash :D !

then since i just deposited money,

i was thinking of ordering my very first pair of TOMS !

so i did :D

i got the Black Canvas Classics[:

the ones that i've been wanting to get since forever lmao !

so yea i can't wait to recieve those 2 things i ordered<3<3<3{: !!!!!!!!

then after that i just chilled on the computer again.

uploaded the pictures that was taken on graduation onto book face[:

& now i'm just chilling.

jamming to some music.

thinking of playing Call of Duty for a bit[:

or watch a movie[:

so yea.

lol.

PeAcE<3

Knightsbridge

- added radar domes and added 2x2x3 corner slopes at the corners of the towers (waited 4 weeks! for the slopes, ordered from an italian bricklink-seller... never ever will I order sth. from italy!!)

- added the second saab bofors dynamics RBS 15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missle (the autentic braunschweig has been equipped with the Mk3 in the End of 2011, now it is a really heavy armed navy ship)

Instead of buying extra Sony NP-BX1 batteries at $70 each, this $45 Anker 20100mAh Portable Charger PowerCore 20100 will power my SONY CYBER-SHOT DSC-RX100M2 for hours without interruption from changing batteries during videoing of a concert performance. Just slip the PowerCore in your shirt pocket and plug the mini USB plug into the camera. The camera does not need to have a battery present in it's compartment for the PowerCore to work.

Markham, Canada ~ December 25, 2017.

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Again using System Three Gel Magic, liberally applied to both surfaces.

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The rubber eye piece on this external electronic viewfinder was basically just a pad and offered no side light blocking. I came up with this quick friction fit eyecup, It could stand to be a little larger but for the most part was an improvement when shooting with this outside during the day.

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Should I completely cover with tiles? -> I will give it a serious consideration...

Dr. Herman N. Uhley (1926-2012) made this pacemaker from spare parts including tubes from a Sylvania television set for a total cost of $25.00. It was put into service when a 68-year-old male patient at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, California, would no longer respond to heart medication.

Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History

The SECC Hydro arena designed by Foster and Partners.

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Design Day 2014 - Featheringill Hall - external publications. Photo by Joe Howell